Red Line 7000 (Paramount Pictures) (1965)

Still #10413/87 FRIENDS IN NEED .. Mat 2B . Gail Hire (left) and Charlene Holt (right) give unlucky-in-love Laura Devon a job in their night club while Diane Strom looks on in this scene. ““Red Line 7000” is a drama about three girls in love with race car drivers. Directed and produced by Howard Hawks in Technicolor, the new Para mount Picture opens ......... oS atsthe wire cnet te: Theatre. Model Gail Hire Fashions Bright Screen Debut In “Red Line 7000” Beautiful fashion model, Gail Hire, makes an auspicious acting debut in Howard Hawks’ romantic drama, “Red Line 7000,” an exciting Paramount Picture in color by Technicolor, open TYR aero wien «ce a a: av a Twenty-three-year old Miss Hire is one of the eight exciting, new young talents propelled into stardom by producer-director Hawks with his screen story about three girls and the daring race car drivers they love. James Ward, Laura Devon, John Robert Crawford, Marianna Hill, James Caan, Charlene Holt, and Norman Alden are the other gifted newcomers in the unique film. In “Red Line 7000,” Gail portrays Holly MacGregor, a hardluck girl who believes she is a jinx to men. Having already lost a man whom she loved in a fatal accident on the track, she is reluctant to become involved in a new romance with another of the young drivers. The role is an emotionally demanding one for the slender, brunette beauty who was spotted by Hawks, noted for discovering many of Hollywood’s top stars, such as Rita Hayworth and Lauren Bacall, while she was visiting the Paramount studios. When she informed the distinguished film-maker she wasn’t an actress, he simply replied, “Good. Then you _ haven’t learned any bad habits.” Actually, although the lovely Miss Hire did not act professionally before being signed by Hawks, ..« Lmeatre, she had studied acting and continues to do so. Finding that movie work is much to her liking, and that fame and fortune aren’t at all disappointing, she is devoting all of her energies and efforts to her new career. Gail’s original ambition, a far cry from motion pictures, was to be a practicing psychologist, but she quickly changed her mind once in college. “T wanted to travel,’ she has explained, “and suddenly I realized I had never heard of a practicing psychologist who did much traveling. Models travel, so I became a model.” As one of the top in her profession, Gail realized her dream and traveled to Europe several times. She visited London, Rome and Cairo, and lived four months in Paris. When not before the cameras, Miss Hire enjoys reading and painting, in addition to her passion for interior decorating. “Red Line 7000”—the title refers to an engine speed beyond which it’s dangerous to operate a racing car—has a screenplay by George Kirgo, based on a story by Hawks. The film’s wardrobe was designed by MHollywood’s famed Edith Head, and its musical score was composed by Nelson Riddle. Still $104138/81 Mat 2C IRRESISTIBLE .. . Innocent Laura Devon succumbs to John Robert Crawford’s virile appeal in this intimate scene. ““Red Line 7000” is a drama about three girls in love with race car drivers. Directed and produced by Howard Hawks and filmed in Technicolor, the Paramount Picture opens ......... Atte ss nce sos a3 Theatre. Gail Hire, James Ward, Laura Devon, John Robert Crawford, Marianna Hill, James Caan, Charlene Holt and Norman Alden head the youthful starring cast. The Thrills and Excitement of Racing World Set Vivid Action for “Red Line 7000"! Few spectator sports can match stock car racing for sheer excitement, and producer-director Howard Hawks provides plenty of that in his latest Paramount Picture release, ‘‘Red Line (O00, AOICN Ope nes 6 5 GE ADE eos i Pa cn Theatre. “Red Line 7000” is an exciting and tense red-blooded drama about racing drivers and the girls they love, played against actual backgrounds at Daytona, Darlington, Charlotte, Riverside and other famous American speedways. The youthful starring cast includes Gail Hire, Laura Devon, James Ward, Norman Alden, Charlene Holt, John Robert Crawford, Marianna Hill and James Caan. Now this tense and adventurous arena of speed and death is admirably entwined with the lives of those involved to make an authentic and truly breath-taking motion picture. The daring, the personal excitement, the loves, the lives and the tragedies of the track become alive with tremendous force. Howard Hawks not only relives a lost love of his youth, racing, but also brings forth a great film charged with fine performances by a group of new faces that surely will be tomorrow’s bright stars. “Red Line 7000,” a two-million dollar film production in color by Technicolor, was shot in accordance with NASCAR regulations. For the picture’s spectacular racing scenes, special cameras were mounted on a Holman & Moody-prepared Ford which then had to qualify as an entry in each event. The camera car was driven by Larry Frank, who recently won the Southern 500 at Darlington. Operating the cameras by remote control, he shot authentic racing scenes of NASCAR Grand National stock cars while streaking around the track at speeds up to 170 miles an hour. Stock car racing is nearly as old as the century, and its popularity has increased along with the speed of the autos themselves. It began on the sands of Daytona Beach, when wealthy sportsmen from the East and a sprinkling of manufacturers of the new-fangled gasoline buggies met in unofficial match races. Alexander Winton, William K. Vanderbilt, Louis S. Ross and A. E. MacDonald were among those who participated in these impromptu duels. The races were run on a straightaway course with a South run and a North run, and a barrel usually serving as pylon for the change in direction. Early American cars including the legendary Stanley Steamers were raced in this fashion. So were such European machines as Fiat of Italy, Mercedes of Germany, and Panhard of France. There was no organization, no sanctioning body, and if there were prizes they took the form of side bets among the owners, drivers, and spectators. The first organized stock car races were held in Daytona Beach in 1936. For the next several years these races were a bit on the haphazard side. Rules were few; drivers learned of upcoming races largely by the grapevine; technical inspection was at a minimum; and insurance was just a word in the dictionary. Racing was suspended during the war, but in 1945 promoter William H. G. France renewed the sport in Raleigh, and in 1946 began the beach-road races in Daytona that really marked the start of organized, well-run, supervised stock car racing as it is known today. The sport finally came of age in 1947 when France was the driving force in the formation of NASCAR (the National Association for Stock Car Automobile Racing). The first NASCAR Grand National was run on a dirt track in Charlotte and drew 19,000 fans. That year, 87 NASCAR races in all divisions were presented on 25 tracks, mostly in the deep South. Now, thanks mostly to NASCAR’s organization and rigid supervision of the game, stock car racing ranks as a major sport. NASCAR races alone draw over 9,000,000 spectators a year. Still #$10413/380 Mat 2D TOP TEAM ... James Caan, John Robert Crawford, Norman Alden and James Ward comprise a top racing team in George Kirgo’s screenplay from an original story by Howard Hawks. “Red Line 7000” is a drama about three gir!s in love with race ear drivers. Directed and produced by Howard Hawks and filmed in Technicolor, the new Paramount Picture opens ............ at these: oer Theatre. Gail Hire, James Ward, Laura Devon, John Robert Crawford, Marianna Hill, James Caan, Charlene Holt and Norman Alden head the youthful starring cast. James Ward Triumphs in Major Role In Howard Hawks “Red Line 7000” James Ward’s starring role in Howard Hawks’ “Red Line 7000,” a new Paramount Picture in color by Technicolor, open AT PAS SETHE LES. o. ... Theatre, is the apex of a screen career that has been building steadily for eight years. Ward portrays a race car driver named Dan McCall, who handles fast cars and women with equal skill, in the thrilling screen story of the racing world’s dare-devil men and their women. The part is undoubtedly the best film role to date for the young actor, who was previously featured in “Kiss Me, Stupid” and “Night of the Iguana.” Joining an impressive roster of talented newcomers —Gail Hire, Laura Devon, John Robert Crawford, Marianna Hill, James Caan, Charlene Holt and Norman Alden—assembled by producer-director Hawks in further advancing his fame as a starmaker, Ward is well aware that his appearance in the romantic drama is a golden opportunty. “There’s a saying about being ready when the big break comes, and it’s true,” he has commented. “Too many young actors get the chance before they’re prepared, and they blow it for just that reason. I’m ready.” The ruggedly handsome, fairhaired actor has had eight years of solid experience, playing a wide range of roles on television and in films. It is not surprising, therefore, that he feels prepared for his first starring role. He has appeared on 150 television shows, including two series, “Mrs. G. Goes to College” and “Lineup.” He also has been seen in minor roles in fifteen movies, among which are “Kitten With a Whip,” “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,’ ‘The Private’s Affair,” and “Run Silent, Run Deep.” He feels particularly grateful to have had the direction of master film-makers such as Hawks, Billy Wilder and John Huston right in a row. “They gave me a liberal education in acting,’ he says. Born in Cleveland, Ward came to Hollywood after appearing in several Margo Jones’ productions in Dallas. He was spotted by a movie talent scout there, and tested for a role in “Darby’s Rangers.” He won the part, which launched his film career. Ward is married to the former Julie Payne, daughter of actor John Payne, with whom he shares a love of traveling and vacationing in distant places. “Red Line 7000’—the title re fers to an engine speed beyond which it is dangerous to operate a race car—was written for the screen by George Kirgo, from a story by Hawks. The feature boasts costumes by Hollywood’s awardwinning Edith Head, and a musical score by the renowned Nelson Riddle. /